Policy & Government

Residents packed the Brooklyn Museum to come together for the Brooklyn Borough President's "State of the Borough" address.

Six new community districts across the city will have 100% trash containerization by the end of 2027, including in CD 8, which includes Prospect Heights, Crown Heights and Weeksville.

The city will open two additional 3-K facilities, one in Downtown Brooklyn and the other in Flatlands.

Three dozen alleged members of the rival WOO and CHOO gangs from Brownsville were indicted on charges related to 36 shootings that resulted in 11 victims, including one who died as a result of his injuries. One innocent bystander was struck while putting out the trash.

The tax proposal from the state targets homeowners whose primary residence is outside New York City and who own a second home valued at more than $5 million.

Mathew Rodriguez was indicted on multiple charges that include murder, assault and hindering prosecution for the fatal shooting of Kaori Patterson-Moore on April 1. His co-conspirator, Amuri Greene, is expected to be charged today.

Alexander Williams, 29, of Brownsville, was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for murdering one man and injuring two others in Clinton Hill in 2020.

The FDNY responded to reports of fire and smoke at 5311 Fort Hamilton Pkwy. early Sunday afternoon.

To mark the early political milestone, Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a raucous rally with supporters at the Knockdown Center in Queens.

The city Department of Transportation will present project details and host public workshops beginning April 23 that will change how vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists move through the major artery.